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03/28/2012
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Rio de Janeiro - Entities and defenders of the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals (LGBTT) plan to pressure the city council of Rio to vote against the Bill 1.082/2011 - which prohibits the disclosure of any type of educational material to information about sexual diversity in elementary and basic education - expected to be voted on later today (27), on appeal, in City Hall. In the first instance, the project was approved by 21 votes to 9.
The text, authored by Councilman Carlos Bolsonaro (PP-RJ), proposes to ban the distribution, exhibition and dissemination of educational material with "Guidelines on the practice of homoafetividade, to combat homophobia, gay rights, the deconstruction of heteronormativity or any related matter "in primary schools and early childhood education of the public health system of Rio de Janeiro.
The president of the organization Rainbow, Julio Moreira, said he would follow up with representatives of other groups and human rights activists to vote. "We will do an act of reparation to the Initiative. Every month we have cases of children who suffer from homophobia in schools throughout Brazil. Homosexuality is not an option or choice. Born with the human being. In no way a material will influence a child to stop being heterosexual. "
The Brazilian Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (ABGLT) called the decision to retrograde, "which is a function of the consequences of lack of education for respect for sexual diversity, which mark the Brazilian society through discrimination and violence, with all its facets, against whom is, or appears to be different in this respect. "
Author of the proposal, Councilman Bolsonaro claimed not contrary to public discussion of sexual diversity in schools, but rather against what he called "propaganda of homosexuality" to an age which, he says, is unable to understand the subject. "They are children of 6, 7, 8 and 9 years of age should have a quality education in biology, Portuguese, mathematics. It is cowardly to expose children to pornographic movies and guidelines that encourage homosexuality. Why not invest that money in public school, where people already have the personality formed? ".
Congressman Jean Wyllys (P-SOL) sent a letter to the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, asking him "if this aberrant position publicly against the project, provide guidance to the bench of his party to reject it and commit to veto if it is approved. " He called the project Bolsonaro of "Law of Bullying."
"The bill legalizes homophobic bullying in schools, is unconstitutional and goes against the advances made by Rio society. The amazing thing is that 21 councilors have chosen to ignore the reality of the country. We homosexuals are not born adults. A little boy of 6 years do not need to catch up and be humiliated, because they do not like football and prefers to stay with the girls, for example. How else but with teaching materials and textbooks to school can develop humanistic values and combat prejudice? "
A study released in 2009 by the Institute of Economic Research found that a national sample of 18,500 students, parents, principals, teachers and staff, 87.3% of respondents had prejudice against sexual orientation.
Last year, the Ministry of Education (MEC) has created a kit against homophobia, but the material had suspended its production, after criticism from religious leaders. The project remains on hold, but earlier this month, the current minister of the folder, Mercadante said at a public hearing in the House of Representatives that the kit is not suitable solution to solve the problem of homophobia in schools.
Source: MSN News
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